{"id":51086,"date":"2021-10-01T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=51086"},"modified":"2021-10-01T20:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T17:59:00","slug":"ura-donates-multi-million-boat-to-lake-bunyonyi-island-pupils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/ura-donates-multi-million-boat-to-lake-bunyonyi-island-pupils\/","title":{"rendered":"URA donates multi-million boat to Lake Bunyonyi Island pupils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>By Ritah Kemigisa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a move meant to ease the education journey for tomorrow\u2019s leaders, taxpayers from Rubanda district, Uganda Revenue Authority together with 27 partners have donated a 30-seater motorboat worth Shs 115M \u00a0to safely ferry pupils who ply the waters of Lake Bunyonyi to access education at Bwama Primary School, Kabale district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boat, together with 70 life jackets have been handed over to the school management to ensure the children\u2019s safety while they navigate the lake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Handing over the boat, the authority\u2019s Commissioner General John Musinguzi, said education is a basic need that should never have encumbrances such as children risking their lives, crossing water bodies in rickety boats in order to learn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same event, the Rubanda MP David Bahati thanked the authority but added that the government was also committed to improving the transport infrastructure of the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The donation of this boat is part of the continuing commemoration of 30 years of the Authority\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ritah Kemigisa In a move meant to ease the education journey for tomorrow\u2019s leaders, taxpayers from Rubanda district, Uganda Revenue Authority together with 27 partners have donated a 30-seater motorboat worth Shs 115M \u00a0to safely ferry pupils who ply the waters of Lake Bunyonyi to access education at Bwama Primary School, Kabale district. The boat, together with 70 life jackets have been handed over to the school management to ensure the children\u2019s safety while they navigate the lake. Handing over the boat, the authority\u2019s Commissioner General John Musinguzi, said education is a basic need that should never have encumbrances such as children risking their lives, crossing water bodies in rickety boats in order to learn. 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